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March 30, 2022 | Local, Aerospace

Assessing the costs and benefits of Canada's 12-year F-35 odyssey

There was no fake cockpit, no smiles or thumbs up as Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi and Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement that Canada was going with the F-35.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/assessing-the-costs-and-benefits-of-canada-s-12-year-f-35-odyssey-1.5840117

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